Housing project gets $50m SA boost

A housing project to help low- and middle-income earners will get $50 million from the South Australian Government.

The project to build more than 1,600 homes is part of the Federal Government's National Rental Affordability Scheme.

SA Housing Minister Jennifer Rankine says approved organisations can receive $9,000 from the Federal and State Governments to build houses.

But she says the properties must then be rented out at a minimum of 20 per cent below the market rate.

"We're seeing across Australia continual demand for affordable properties, rents going up in some of the major cities, so this is a great initiative of the Federal Government that's being undertaken with the states to provide affordable rental for those low- to middle-income earners," she said.